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searchencrypton Why Facebook Is the Perfect Representative of Tech's Privacy Problem

"Besides the Cambridge Analytica scandal"

That is exactly the reason, and the only reason. Because Facebook let user data from potentially hundreds of millions of people get used by a third party who "said they deleted it" -- they have to take the blame.

searchencrypton Facebook May Have Consent, but Not Approval

I agree that there are larger issues here. However, as you mention, there is a disconnect between "non-savvy users" and the Android operating system. If these users also have Facebook it may be one specific example that they can directly apply to themselves.

I agree that data collection is a major issue though, and it probably extends beyond what 99% of people perceive it as.

searchencrypton Facebook Is Not the Internet's Only Privacy Villain

Bezos says, “If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell six friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000.”

Tracking people makes them :(

searchencrypton Facebook Is Not the Internet's Only Privacy Villain

From Apple (https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/):

When you create an Apple ID, apply for commercial credit, purchase a product, download a software update, register for a class at an Apple Retail Store, contact us or participate in an online survey, we may collect a variety of information, including your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, contact preferences, and credit card information.

When you share your content with family and friends using Apple products, send gift certificates and products, or invite others to participate in Apple services or forums, Apple may collect the information you provide about those people such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. Apple will use such information to fulfill your requests, provide the relevant product or service, or for anti-fraud purposes.

In certain jurisdictions, we may ask for a government issued ID in limited circumstances including when setting up a wireless account and activating your device, for the purpose of extending commercial credit, managing reservations, or as required by law.

searchencrypton Facebook Is Not the Internet's Only Privacy Villain

If you use Facebook to login to Spotify then that information is definitely available. The information doesn't even need to be sold to the record labels. If the labels then use Facebook ads, the targeting can be as specific as someone who likes a particular band or song.

The fact that people use Facebook to login to EVERYTHING, means that Facebook has access to their usage data.

searchencrypton Facebook Is Not the Internet's Only Privacy Villain

I'm personally more concerned with the sheer volume of information that Google/Facebook/whoever collects about me. The Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn't have surprised anyone that is remotely concerned with privacy. If the data is collected and stored, it's creates vulnerabilities to be hacked/leaked.

searchencrypton Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

It does say "take charge of how you use mobile data and protect your personal info."

Protect personal info from what? That implies privacy.

searchencrypton Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

VPNs by definition gather information about browsing behavior. Sharing it with Facebook is where it becomes an issue.

searchencrypton Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

Sketchy.

searchencrypton Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

Most people would expect a VPN to protect their data from websites, rather than sharing it with Facebook.

searchencrypton Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS

It's news because people use VPNs to protect their privacy. If they are under the impression that Onavo will keep their data private, they are wrong. Just trying to inform...

searchencrypton Tinder Lack of Encryption Raises Privacy Concerns

LOL.

searchencrypton IoT Devices and Privacy Concerns in Wake of Apple HomePod Release

It's cool that Apple's systems will supposedly learn on their own, beyond sending information back to Apple. Compared to Amazon and Google's model which relies on learning through data collection and then pushing updates.

searchencrypton Why You Should Be Using a Private Search Engine

https://blog.searchencrypt.com/tech/search-encrypt-work/

This is more info on how we encrypt your searches.

searchencrypton Why You Should Be Using a Private Search Engine

If you want to search "privately", Search Encrypt will allow you to do so. Bing, however, tracks users and links their searches to Microsoft accounts. We also have expiring browser history so anyone with access to your computer will not be able to see what you searched for.

We explained how this works in this post: https://blog.searchencrypt.com/tech/remove-search-encrypt-ex...

searchencrypton Ask HN: How did you like your job in 2017?

10/10